Sight Word Bulletin Board

Recently we have been putting a huge emphasis on the students learning their sight words. The entire Kindergarten team agreed that the more they see it, the easier it will be for them to remember and learn them. I thought it would be adorable to incorporate our sight words into our holiday bulletin board. Due to testing, the kids weren't able to help me as much as I would've liked so instead, I let them put the glitter on the snow flakes (sight words).

Hand Turkey

The kids had a lot of fun creating hand turkeys. It was a great lesson to freshen up on our 5 senses as we got to talk about how it felt to have our hand painted. Most students agreed that it really tickled! 

Happy Thanksgiving!

Decorating for Thanksgiving

The students made a doorknob decoration for Thanksgiving and then pointed out that our room looked like it needed some holiday spirit.

Teddy Bear Subtraction

The students used the teddy bears in our room as a manipulative to figure out how to subtract. They did such an amazing job!

Dice Addition

Learning math can be so much fun! With a partner, the students were to each roll the dice and then create a number sentence. It was a learning experience for everyone!

Above you can see the student is counting the dots on the dice so she can create her number sentence. 

The students above asked me if it mattered what number you put first in our number sentence. Instead of telling them the answer, I simply said I wasn't sure and maybe they should try it to see what happens. It was amazing to see the smiles on their faces when they realized it didn't matter. Such a fun learning moment!

Bringing science into the classroom

        Yes, above you do see a snake skin. Since moving to the desert, I have been absolutely terrified of the creatures that live here. I woke up one morning to a dreary day as it looked as if it might rain. I let the dog out to use the bathroom and looked down to find the snake skin. I immediately panicked and made my husband come out to see it! I left for work with every intention of collecting the snake skin later that evening to bring into the classroom for the kids to see.
       I got home that evening to find that the rain had ruined it. I should've just gathered the snake skin right away but lets face it, I was freaked out! After all, it rarely rains in the desert so I thought I was safe.
        We did talk about the snake skin and I showed the picture to my students. Some thought it was amazing and others did not. Of course, there were a million questions! I just love teachable moments.

What should Mrs. Brown be for Halloween?

This was hilarious! I let them use their imaginations and choose what I should be for Halloween. I only posted four of them, but they were all worth sharing.

witch

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chicken

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